Adiwale Fund I
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Overview
Adiwalé Partners is a private equity fund manager dedicated to the financing of equity in medium-sized companies in West Africa. The founders of Adiwalé Partners have more than thirty years of cumulative experience in private equity and asset management in Africa, Europe and the United States. They carried out more than fifteen investments and a dozen outings in sectors as diverse as telecommunications, distribution, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, computer services, hydrocarbons and financial services. Adiwalé Partners' unique proposal is to offer institutional investors high returns based on the application of the best international standards of governance and portfolio construction. For the accompanied companies, our value proposition is to benefit from the financing of a local actor with proven international practices and to conquer new markets.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 2
- Active investors
- 1
Investment portfolio
- Enko Education
Participated · Equity · Feb 2026
Founded in 2013 by Cameroonian financier Cyrille Nkontchou, Enko Education runs 16 schools in 10 sub-Saharan African countries, offering International Baccalaureate and other globally recognised curricula. The group focuses on providing high-quality, affordable education that positions African students for entry into leading universities worldwide; more than 80 % of its graduates have secured places at over 600 institutions including Sciences Po, University of Toronto, University of Cape Town and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Backed by its parent investment firm Enko Capital, the company acquires and scales already successful schools, integrating them into its academic model. Management plans to triple enrolment to 20,000 students by 2029 through additional acquisitions and organic growth. Enko’s strong placement record and pan-African footprint differentiate it in a market where per-capita education spending remains low and school access is limited. The company’s expansion strategy is now supported by fresh capital that blends equity and debt. This funding underpins both campus acquisitions and continued curriculum development aimed at sustaining academic excellence.
Team
Jean-Marc Savi de Tové
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